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The following is a list of the largest attendances in the history of the American professional wrestling promotion WWE.

The list is dominated by WWE's flagship WrestleMania pay-per-view (PPV) event, which since 2007's WrestleMania 23 has been held exclusively in stadiums that typically have a seating capacity of at least 70,000 people or more. Only ten of the attendances listed are non-WrestleMania events, with The Big Event and Global Warning Tour: Melbourne being the only house show events on the list (although both events are listed on WWE Network as pay-per-view events on their pay-per-view list). All but eleven of the events included have been held in the United States where WWE is based, while three have been held in Canada, three in Japan, three in Saudi Arabia, two in Australia, and one in the United Kingdom.
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| No. | Promotion | Event | Location | Venue | Attendance | Main Event(s) | |
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| 1. | CWC / FKE | Pat O'Connor vs. Buddy Rogers June 30, 1961 |
Chicago, Illinois | Comiskey Park † | 38,000 | Pat O'Connor (c) vs. Buddy Rogers in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | [43] |
| 2. | CWC | Buddy Rogers vs. Bobo Brazil July 17, 1962 |
Washington, D.C. | D.C. Stadium † | 20,959 | Buddy Rogers vs. Bobo Brazil in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | [44] |
| 3. | CWC | Buddy Rogers & Bob Orton vs. Johnny Valentine & Bearcat Wright January 22, 1962 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 20,777 | Buddy Rogers and Bob Orton vs. Johnny Valentine and Bearcat Wright in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match | [45] |
| 4. | CWC | Buddy Rogers & Bob Orton vs. Johnny Valentine & Vittorio Apollo May 26, 1961 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 20,702 | Buddy Rogers and Bob Orton vs. Johnny Valentine and Vittorio Apollo | [46] |
| 5. | CWC | Antonino Rocca & Johnny Valentine vs. The Fabulous Kangaroos February 27, 1961 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 20,400 | Antonino Rocca and Johnny Valentine vs. The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Roy Heffernan) | [47] |
| 6. | CWC | Buddy Rogers vs. Antonino Rocca November 13, 1961 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 20,353 | Buddy Rogers (c) vs. Antonino Rocca in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | [46] |
| 7. | WWWF | Bruno Sammartino vs. Killer Kowalski August 23, 1963 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 19,712 | Bruno Sammartino (c) vs. Killer Kowalski for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship | [48] |
| 8. | WWWF | Bruno Sammartino vs. Gorilla Monsoon November 18, 1963 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 19,706 | Bruno Sammartino (c) vs. Gorilla Monsoon for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship | [49] |
| 9. | WWWF | Buddy Rogers vs. Bruno Sammartino May 17, 1963 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 19,648 | Buddy Rogers (c) vs. Bruno Sammartino for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship | [50] |
| 10. | WWWF | Bruno Sammartino vs. Bill Watts March 29, 1965 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 19,614 | Bruno Sammartino (c) vs. Bill Watts for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship | [51] |
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| No. | Promotion | Event | Location | Venue | Attendance | Main Event(s) | |
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| 1. | WWWF | Showdown at Shea June 25, 1976 |
New York City, New York | Shea Stadium | 32,000 | Antonio Inoki vs. Muhammad Ali fought in a Boxer vs. Wrestler match | [52] |
| 2. | WWWF | Billy Graham vs. Bruno Sammartino June 27, 1977 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 26,090 | Superstar Billy Graham (c) vs. Bruno Sammartino for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship | [53] |
| 3. | WWWF | Bob Backlund vs. Ivan Koloff August 28, 1978 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 26,000 | Bob Backlund (c) vs. Ivan Koloff for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship | [53] |
| 4. | WWWF | Superstar Billy Graham vs. Dusty Rhodes September 26, 1977 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 25,102 | Superstar Billy Graham (c) vs. Dusty Rhodes for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship | [53] |
| 5. | WWWF | Bruno Sammartino vs. Waldo Von Erich May 19, 1975 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 24,553 | Bruno Sammartino (c) vs. Waldo Von Erich for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship | [54] |
| 6. | WWWF | Showdown At Shea September 30, 1972 |
Flushing, New York | Shea Stadium | 22,508 | Pedro Morales (c) vs. Bruno Sammartino for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship | [55] |
| 7. | WWWF | Superstar Billy Graham vs. Bob Backlund February 20, 1978 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 22,092 | Superstar Billy Graham (c) vs. Bob Backlund for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship | [53] |
| 8. | WWWF | Superstar Billy Graham vs. Mil Máscaras December 19, 1977 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 22,085 | Superstar Billy Graham (c) vs. Mil Máscaras for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship | [53] |
| 9. | WWWF | Bruno Sammartino & Chief Jay Strongbow vs. The Valiants October 7, 1974 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 22,000 | Bruno Sammartino and Chief Jay Strongbow vs. The Valiants (Jimmy Valiant and Johnny Valiant) in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match | |
| WWWF | Bruno Sammartino vs. Stan Hansen August 7, 1976 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | Bruno Sammartino (c) vs. Stan Hansen in a Steel Cage match for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship | |||
| WWWF | Bob Backlund vs. Ernie Ladd October 23, 1978 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | Bob Backlund (c) vs. Ernie Ladd for the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship | |||
| 10. | WWWF | Pedro Morales & Gorilla Monsoon vs. Luke Graham & Tarzan Tyler July 24, 1971 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 21,912 | Pedro Morales and Gorilla Monsoon vs. Luke Graham and Tarzan Tyler in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match |
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| No. | Promotion | Event | Location | Venue | Attendance | Main Event(s) | |
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| 1. | WWF | WrestleMania III March 29, 1987 |
Pontiac, Michigan | Pontiac Silverdome | 78,000 | Hulk Hogan (c) vs. André the Giant for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship | [56] |
| 2. | WWF | The Big Event August 28, 1986 |
Toronto, Ontario | Exhibition Stadium | 64,000 | Hulk Hogan (c) vs. Paul Orndorff for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship | [57] |
| 3. | WWF | WWF at the Ohio State Fair August 13, 1985 |
Columbus, Ohio | Ohio State Fairgrounds | 50,000 | Hulk Hogan (c) vs. Big John Studd for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship | [58] |
| 4. | WWF | Showdown at Shea August 9, 1980 |
New York City, New York | Shea Stadium | 36,295 | Bruno Sammartino vs. Larry Zbyszko in a Steel Cage match | [59] |
| 5. | WWF | WWF at the Michigan State Fair August 28, 1985 |
Detroit, Michigan | Michigan State Fairgrounds | 30,000 | Hulk Hogan (c-WC) vs. Greg "The Hammer" Valentine (c-TTC) in a Champion vs. Champion match for the WWF World Tag Team Championship and WWF World Heavyweight Championship | [60] |
| 6. | WWF | WWF on MSG Network July 30, 1983 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 27,000 | Bob Backlund (c) vs. George "The Animal" Steele for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship | [61] |
| 7. | WWF | WWF on MSG Network January 23, 1984 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 26,292 | Iron Sheik (c) vs. Hulk Hogan for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship | [61] |
| 8. | WWF | WWF on MSG Network March 20, 1983 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 26,109 | Bob Backlund (c-HC) vs. Don Muraco (c-IC) in a "Champion vs. Champion" Texas Death match for the WWF Heavyweight Championship and WWF Intercontinental Championship | [61] |
| 9. | WWF | WWF on MSG Network March 24, 1980 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 26,102 | Bob Backlund (c) vs. Sika for the WWF Heavyweight Championship | [61] |
| 10. | WWF | All American Wrestling February 20, 1984 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | 26,092[a] | Hulk Hogan (c) vs. Paul Orndorff for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship | [61] |
| Championship Wrestling March 25, 1984 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | Bob Backlund vs. Greg Valentine | [61] | |||
| All American Wrestling June 16, 1984 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | Sgt. Slaughter vs. The Iron Sheik in a Bootcamp match | [61] | |||
| Prime Time Wrestling December 28, 1984 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | Hulk Hogan (c) vs. The Iron Sheik for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship | [61] | |||
| The War To Settle The Score February 18, 1985 |
New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | Hulk Hogan (c) vs. Roddy Piper for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship | [61] |
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| No. | Promotion | Event | Location | Venue | Attendance | Main Event(s) | |
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| 1. | WWF | SummerSlam August 29, 1992 |
London, England | Wembley Stadium | 78,927 | Bret Hart (c) vs. The British Bulldog for the WWF Intercontinental Championship | [62][63] |
| 2. | WWF | WrestleMania VI April 1, 1990 |
Toronto, Ontario | SkyDome | 64,287 | Hulk Hogan (WHC) vs. The Ultimate Warrior (IC) in a champion vs. champion match for the WWF World Heavyweight and WWF Intercontinental Championships | [64] |
| 3. | WWF | WrestleMania VIII April 5, 1992 |
Indianapolis, Indiana | Hoosier Dome | 62,167 | Hulk Hogan vs. Sid Justice | [65] |
| 4. | WWF | Royal Rumble January 19, 1997 |
San Antonio, Texas | Alamodome | 60,447 | Sycho Sid (c) vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWF Championship | [29] |
| 5. | AJPW / NJPW / WWF | The US/Japan Wrestling Summit April 13, 1990 |
Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo Dome † | 53,742 | Hulk Hogan (WWF) vs. Stan Hansen (AJPW) | [66] |
| 6. | SWS / WWF | WrestleFest March 30, 1991 |
Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo Dome † | 42,000 | Hulk Hogan and Genichiro Tenryu vs. The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) | [67] |
| 7. | WWF | WWF Raw February 8, 1999 |
Toronto, Ontario | SkyDome | 41,432 | Steve Austin vs. Vince McMahon, Ken Shamrock, Test, Kane, Chyna and Big Boss Man in a handicap elimination match | [68] |
| 8. | SWS / WWF | SuperWrestle December 12, 1991 |
Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo Dome † | 40,000 | Genichiro Tenryu vs. Hulk Hogan | [67] |
| 9. | WWF | WWF Raw is War (Ep. 333) October 11, 1999 |
Atlanta, Georgia | Georgia Dome | 33,375 | Val Venis and The British Bulldog vs. The Rock 'n' Sock Connection (The Rock and Mankind) | [69] |
| 10. | WWF | WWF Live in Bangalore February 4, 1996 |
Bangalore, India | Kanataka Football Stadium | 30,000 | Bret Hart (c) vs. Tatanka for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship | [70] |
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- † Retractable roof stadium
- * Open air venue
- ** Total combined attendance was 40,085
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